By: Najla Alexander
Authorities in Ocean County announced that on March 21, John Vincentini, 64, of Lacey Township, was charged.
Officials stated the charges consisted of Manufacturing Marijuana in a Quantity of More than Five Pounds but Less than 25 Pounds, Distribution of Marijuana in a Quantity of More than One Ounce but Less than Five Pounds, Possession of Marijuana, two counts of Possession of an Assault Firearm, Unlawful Possession of a Rifle, three counts of being a Certain Person Not to Possess a Weapon and Financial Facilitation.
Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said, additionally, John Vincentini’s wife, Karen Vincentini, 64, also of Lacey Township, was charged with Manufacturing Marijuana in a Quantity of More than Five Pounds but less than 25 Pounds, Possession of Marijuana, two counts of Possession of an Assault Firearm, and Financial Facilitation.
According to officials, on March 15, the Lacey Township Police Department was contacted by local residents to report that a package of marijuana was delivered to their residence in a re-purposed Amazon box.
An investigation by the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Narcotics Strike Force and Lacey Township Police Department revealed that John Vincentini was the individual who delivered the box containing the marijuana to the subject residence, officials say.
Officials said on March 21, Detectives from the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Narcotics Strike Force and Lacey Township Police Department executed a court-authorized search warrant on the Vincentini residence in Lacey.
As a result, Detectives seized approximately ten pounds of Marijuana, 15 marijuana plants, drug paraphernalia associated with the packaging and distribution of narcotics, two assault firearms, a rifle-style BB gun, and approximately $150,000 in United States Currency, officials say.
Authorities say John Vincentini and Karen Vincentini were both taken into custody at their residence.
Officials stated they were transported to the Ocean County Jail, where they are presently lodged pending a detention hearing.